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Montana Ski Vacation
Go about as far north in Montana as you can without hitting the Canadian border, right in the middle of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area, the Flathead National Forest and the remarkable Glacier International Park, and you'll find Whitefish Mountain Resort, a wintertime paradise for skiers of all ages and experience levels.
Experts will love skiing in Whitefish Mountain on challenging runs like Don's Descent, First Creek, Picture Chutes, Radio Tower, Gray Wolf, Bighorn and North Bowl Chute. The Summit House cornice will allow the experts to soar like an eagle and hope that they can land ski side down. Most of the resort is intermediate rated, so there are a large variety of runs to choose from. Beginners and children have a great friend at Whitefish Mountain, since the Kids' Center has recently been opened with lots of treats for the younger set. Beginners will want to hang out around Chair 3 and 6. The Fishbowl Terrain Park on Hope Slope is open all day and well into the evening so you'll have plenty of chances to try out your skills on some truly challenging gap jumps, boxes, table tops, rails, and berms. The 450 foot long superpipe and its 17 foot walls allow for some amazing experts-only acrobatics. Whitefish Mountain has a great ski school with a huge selection of courses, from bumps and steeps clinics to telemark and teen camp. There's a NASTAR course open on weekends by Chair 3.
Whitefish Mountain offers up an amazing 335 inches of powder which only very occasionally suffers from Pacific Maritime air mass incursions which turn it cloggy. It's hard to believe but there are peculiar microclimate areas just an hour's drive away subject to the Chinook (snow eater) wind that report maximum daily temperatures on about a quarter of all mid-winter days that are higher than Los Angeles! You won't have to confront that up on the slopes as the elevation and position keep the slopes fairly Chinook wind proofed. It's a good idea to stick to the North Side which is usually powderier than the rest of the mountain for the best skiing of your Whitefish Mountain Ski Vacation
Right at the top of the slopes, Summit House serves some great family lunch choices that are light on the wallet.The best breakfast around the slopes can be found a Alpinglow Restaurant. When you're really famished, Mambo Italiano serves portions that no human could possibly finish; Truby's has an original wood-fired oven for the best pizzas in Montana; the Baker Street Bistro has wonderful NYC style bagels; and you have to try the Buffalo Pie at the Buffalo Cafe. Just a hint. It has ham, cheese, eggs and potato. No buffalo.
You have to try the snow cycles which are similar to high end mountain bikes but with skis instead of wheels! Take a snowcat up to some amazing isolated slopes or choose from among many suppliers of snowmobile tours and rentals to go exploring the amazing Whitefish Range backcountry. The kids will love the Grouse Mountain Lodge sleigh rides and the sledding hill at the resort.
